Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-12-24 | Page 2 | 800 Needy Salt Lake Children Are Guests at Annual Xmas Party of Dan Kostopulos

BOO Needy S Salt Lake ke Children Are Guests At Party of Dan a Tz k S tV jj b bS L r c L J 3 il 7 74 4 44 L S. S S Lr L DAN KOSTOPULOS AND YOUNGSTERS I Fourteen years ago an immigrant today a giver of gifts I I Eight hundred needy Salt La LaCity Lake City children were given a gay Christmas party Tuesday morning as Dan Kostopulos the city's most prolific Sub for Santa was host to tolis his lis annual Christmas guests at the Broadway theater where he is em- em loyed A poor immigrant 14 4 years ago Mr Kostopulos plans the year around round to care caro for these kiddies For Tor seven years he has engaged Inthis Inthis in this his and other charities and many families owe him hint much for his generous gen- gen generous erous rous assistance through the tho year More More than have r received his aid during tho the seven years Mr Kostopulos' Kostopulos charities cost him hundreds hundreds hun bun of dollars annually money annually money which he saves for or this purpose by abstaining from front tobacco intoxicants or extravagant amusements This year in addition to the tho theater theater theater the the- ater party and gifts to children there Mr Kostopulos is providing added Christmas cheer for the patients patients pa pa- at the L. L D. D S. S childrens children's hospital and the Shiners' Shiners hospital At the tho theater party the youngsters youngsters youngsters young young- viewed a short snort feature picture picture pic pie ture and a cartoon Then with the aid of a large staff of willing help help- ers Mr Jr Kostopulos distributed toys and candy to every child The youngsters didn't wait until theyS they reached their homes to enjoy the S gifts gilts Kiddies rode up and down the aisle on wheel toys Machine guns rattled toy pianos and xylophones es jingled crayons scratched on blackboards blackboards blackboards black black- boards dollies cried crIed all all in all it ii was a party not to be forgotten Im happy if it they're happy Mr Jr Kostopulos beamed when the last lasi toy had ad been handed into the waiting waiting wait wait- ing arms of a happy youngster Its Ils worth the saving to see these kiddies have a really merry Christmas Christmas Christmas Christ Christ- mas